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SunLive - Tree climber aims high - The Bay's News First Quote:
Thursday 14th Jul, 2011
A Tauranga arborist is heading for new heights as he competes in the International Tree Climbing Championships next weekend in Parramatta, Australia.
James Kilpatrick will take on more than 60 competitors from 19 countries at the event, which is being held for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere.
James heads into the competition confident after competing in the Asia Pacific Tree Climbing Championships in Singapore where he set an unofficial new record.
He scaled a 15 metre crane, used instead of a tree, in 13.75 seconds using a ‘footlock’ technique and beating the previous record of 13.8 seconds.
The 26 year old says the competition was ‘really special’ as his dad was there for his record-breaking climb.
At the upcoming international event there are five different events during the preliminary round of the competition.
These demonstrate the difficulty of the task and the need for safety.
Each event will test a competitor’s ability to professionally and safely manoeuvre in a tree to care for it with minimal impact to the health of the tree,
James is sharpening his skills by working around New Zealand as a freelance arborist.
“A good goal for any event is to catch up with friends, have fun and do what I can on the day.
“After the comp there is a world arbor camp in Brisbane – then I’ll head back to New Zealand and continue working with Paul Kenny Contracting in the Bay of Plenty.”
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